R. Kelly does not want the feds to have the chance to prove he had sex in public with a man -- because the jury isn’t ready for that wrench... and could take it out on Kelly in a verdict.The legal team of the singer reacted to federal prosecutors' submission last week. They requested new evidence to support several allegations. One of them was that R. Kelly had groomed and molested a 17 year-old boy.As you may recall, prosecutors filed a bombshell a few weeks before Kelly's Chicago case began. This was the first of many Kelly cases that will start before the others. They claimed that he had a relationship with a minor male in the mid-2000s, after meeting him at a McDonald's.According to the federal authorities, R. Kelly had a relationship with another 17-year old boy. However, it seems like things didn’t become sexual until many years later for John Doe. Kelly's team insists that none of this should be included in the record.Kelly's lawyers, Thomas A. Farinella, and Nicole Blank Becker, list a variety of reasons in their docs. TMZ obtained them. They list timeliness (or a dearth thereof), ongoing anonymity and purpose, as well as jury selection, among their main concerns.Perhaps the most fascinating thing about the jury is the fact that it speaks to Kelly's team's expectations regarding jurors with biases on the topic of same-sex relationships. This is important, because Kelly's lawyers claim that the jury questionnaire has already been filed and submitted.His attorneys argue that the questionnaires that potential jurors will soon see are "void of a single query about their opinions or feelings regarding same-sex relationships." This is important because it could lead to bigots on a panel who might decide against Kelly due to the nature of evidence/allegations - aka the implication R. Kelly is gay/or bisexual. His lawyers say that this is unfair.Watch video 6/6/19 FOX32 ChicagoTMZ was also told by the attorneys that Kelly's sexual orientation issue is still a hot topic in 2021. Kelly needs to be vetted so they can give Kelly an impartial jury.
